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Ridgewood NJ, two years into the pandemic almost all restrictions here and in the U.K. are being lifted, we are getting a few belated confessions from a somewhat chastened Lockdown Lobby:
Continue reading Pandemic Lockdown Supporters Start To Repent
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Ridgewood NJ, in August of 2021 Ridgewood restaurant It’s Greek to Me, made headlines by requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all diners who wish to be seated inside the business’s main dining room. But according to OpenTable restaurant data showing that in more restrictive states restaurants are losing customers at an alarming rate while less restrictive states are seeing a boom in the restaurant business.
Continue reading Ridgewood Take Note: Less restrictive Environments Lead to More Restaurant Traffic
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Ridgewood NJ, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday significantly eased its mask recommendations, including for schools, as part of long-awaited updated guidance for dealing with COVID-19.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s time for Governor Phil Murphy to restore all State government services and staffing to pre-pandemic levels. Monday’s case total was the lowest so far since the first known case of the omicron variant was reported in New Jersey on Dec. 3. It was also the fourth time in February that fewer than 1,000 cases were reported by the state.
Continue reading Time to Restore All Government Services & Staffing to Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Trenton NJ, The public is done with mandates, and so is Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips. He is calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to end the public health emergency today.
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Washington DC, Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday during her COVID-19 address that the nation’s capital will no longer require indoor businesses to verify vaccination status before allowing customers entry, effective February 15.
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People who receive SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations during pregnancy pass along more durable antibodies to their newborns than do unvaccinated individuals who had COVID-19 during pregnancy, according to a research letter published February 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The small study examined only 77 vaccinated pregnant women who completed their 2-dose mRNA vaccine series between weeks 20 and 32 of gestation and 12 women who had symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, in what can be considered a trailblazing move for a Bergen county school system ,Westwood Regional School District superintendent Jill Mortimer says she’ll no longer require unvaccinated, asymptomatic students/staff to quarantine or Test to Stay if they become close contacts, effective Monday, Feb. 14. Mortimer cited the downward local trend of the pandemic for the move .
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Trenton NJ, Senator Michael Testa said a new story by the New York Times confirmed that Governor Murphy’s decision to lift mask mandates was guided by political science, not medical science.
Continue reading Governor Murphy’s Pandemic Decisions Guided by Polling, Not Science
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Ridgewood NJ, the latest comes from a Johns Hopkins team published yesterday in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association finds this about developing natural immunity:
Continue reading Johns Hopkins : Natural Immunity More Effective Than Vaccines
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Ridgewood NJ, since the mask mandate and consistency of its application has been in the news (FOX NEWS) lately , here is the latest from AP News on children and masks:
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Ridgewood NJ, it’s time to let the young, healthy and “anyone who wants to move on” from the pandemic do so, said Dr. Stefanos Kales, a professor at Harvard Medical School.
Continue reading Valley’s Vaccination Center : February Friday walk-in Vaccinations
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Ridgewood NJ, a recent Johns Hopkins University analysis found that COVID lockdowns have been virtually useless, and State Senator Joe Pennacchio said the new revelations are further proof Governor Phil Murphy’s refusal to include the Legislature in pandemic decision-making was a mistake.
